White & Case Recruits DOJ KleptoCapture Task Force Official
David Lim was the co-director of the task force dedicated to enforcing sanctions, export restrictions and economic countermeasures implemented in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
May 29, 2024 at 06:00 AM
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What You Need to Know
- Former co-director of the Task Force KleptoCapture David Lim has joined White & Case as a partner.
- The inaugural director of Task Force KleptoCapture, Andrew Adams, joined Steptoe as a partner last year.
- Legal observers have noticed an uptick of government candidates on the job market since the start of this year.
White & Case has hired former Department of Justice official David Lim as a partner in its global international trade practice in Washington, D.C.
Lim was most recently co-director of the Task Force KleptoCapture, an interagency task force dedicated to enforcing the sanctions, export restrictions and economic countermeasures that the U.S. has put into place in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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